Wire-fence bracket



(No Model.)

W. 0 GHOLSON.

WIRE FENCE BRACKET.

No. 370,386. Patented Sept.2'7, 1887.

WILLIAM o. eHoLsoN,

OF CINCINNATI, OHIO.

WIRE-=FENCE BRACKET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 370,386, datedSeptember 27, 1887.

Application filed June 2, 1885. Serial No. 167,416. (No model.)-

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I,WILLIAM G. GnoLsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Oincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fence-Brackets; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to wire-fencesupports; and it consists of a tubularbracket made of one piece of metal provided with lugs and a diagonalslot, adapted to be applied to a post for the reception of fence-wires,as more full hereinafter described.

1t is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 isaporspective View of the bracket; Fig. 2, a view showing the position ofthe bracket when thrown up for receiving a wire, and Fig. 3 a section offence with the bracket applied thereto in connection with the wires.

In the drawings, A represents the bracket open and flaring, or beveledat both ends, formed of one piece of any suitable metal, cast,wrought,or stamped up. It istubular in form. and provided with a centraldiagonal slot, B, and at its opposite ends with lugs O, by which it canbe applied to a post by means of nails, bolts, rivets, or screws. Thebody of the bracket tapers gradually from the center to the ends for thepurpose of affording as little friction as possible to the wire at thecentral point to permit the curving or bending of the wire on either orboth sides of the bracket. The central passage is made large enough toinsure easy passage of the barbs through the brackets- The object of thediagonal slot B is to provide quick and easy means of passing the wiresin and out of the bracket,

In operation, the bracket is first secured to a fence-post by one of thelugs only. The free end of the bracket is then thrown upward until theslot 13 is on a line with the wire, and the wire is then insertedtherein. Thereupon the free end of the bracket is brought down to itsproperparallel position on the post and secured thereto. The wire isthus held securely within the bracket, and at the same time is free tomove with the tension of the fence.

To remove awire from the fence, the operationis the same as when thewire isinserted.

My invention is found very useful in connection with other devices whenit is desired to leta fence or a part thereof quickly down as, forinstance, in some places,suddenly,dur-

ing the high-water season,when a fence is liable to be torn to pieces bya sudden rise of 60 water, or by floating timbers, or in places wheresevere currents would tear an ordinary WILLIAM C. GHQLSON.

Witnesses:

O. W. MILns, R. H. THoMrsoN.

